'I'm more confident about my game now,' says Shafali Verma

Following Indias 74 runs win over Thailand in the ongoing Womens Asia Cup star batter Shafali Verma who slammed crucial 42 runs said that she is more confident about her game and the team will look at getting partnershipsShafali Vermas knock of 42 followed by Deepti Sharmas threewicket haul guided India to a 74 runs win over Thailand in the semifinal of the ongoing Womens Asia Cup 2022 at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium here on ThursdayShafali won the Player of the Match award for her allaround performance as she scored 42 runs and took a wicketLots of confidence with the win The wicket was good to bat and felt good Smriti and Jemi also did well We need to look at getting partnerships regularly Hope the weather stays good for the final Im more confident about my game now but will keep working Always happy to contribute to the team Shafali Verma said in a postmatch presentationAlso read Ganguly forced out of BCCI for not joining BJP SupportersPut to bat first by Thailand India put up 1486 on the board in their 20 overs Shafali Verma 42 and captain Harmanpreet 36 played some valuable knocks for India Jemimah Rodrigues 27 and Harmanpreet Kaur put up a crucial 42run stand for the third wicketSornnarin Tippoch was the pick of the bowlers for Thailand taking 324 Nattaya Boochatham Phannita Maya and Thipatcha Putthawong took one wicket eachChasing 149 Indian bowlers put up a strong performance and never allowed Thailand batters to thrive Skipper Naruemol Chaiwai and Nattaya Boochatham played decent knocks of 21 runs each but it was not enough with lethal spells from Deepti Sharma 37 and Rajeshwari Gayakwad 210 Renuka Singh Sneh Rana and Shafali Verma took one wicket eachWith this comprehensive victory the Women in Blue secured a place in the final and will face the winner of semifinal 2 between Pakistan and Sri Lanka The second semifinal between Pakistan and Sri Lanka will be played later on Thursday and the final will be held on SaturdayIndia qualified for the final for the 8th consecutive time in the Womens Asia Cup India have won the title six timesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever